1997 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
The men's 4 x 100 metres relay event at the 1997 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Turku, Finland, on 12 and 13 July 1997.[1][2]
Medalists[]
| Gold | Dan Money Marlon Devonish Julian Golding  Great Britain
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| Silver | Marcin Krzywański Dariusz Adamczyk Piotr Balcerzak Ryszard Pilarczyk  Poland
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| Bronze | Alexander Kosenkow Eduard Martin  Germany
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Results[]
Final[]
13 July
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Great Britain |
Dan Money Marlon Devonish Julian Golding |
38.99 | |
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Poland |
Marcin Krzywański Dariusz Adamczyk Piotr Balcerzak Ryszard Pilarczyk |
39.27 | |
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Germany |
Alexander Kosenkow Eduard Martin |
39.45 | |
| 4 |  Italy |
Francesco Scuderi Alessandro Attene |
39.71 | |
| 5 |  France |
Jérôme Éyana David Patros |
39.74 | |
| 6 |  Russia |
Sergey Bychkov |
40.55 | |
| 7 |  Sweden |
Peter Häggström |
41.27 | |
 Norway |
Thomas Mellin-Olsen |
DNF |
Heats[]
12 July
Qualified: first 3 in each heat and 2 best to the Final
Heat 1[]
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland |
Marcin Krzywański Dariusz Adamczyk Piotr Balcerzak Ryszard Pilarczyk |
39.56 | Q |
| 2 | Germany |
Alexander Kosenkow Eduard Martin |
40.18 | Q |
| 3 | Norway |
Thomas Mellin-Olsen |
40.50 | Q |
| 4 | Russia |
Sergey Bychkov |
40.54 | q |
 Spain |
Venancio José |
DNF |
Heat 2[]
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy |
Francesco Scuderi |
39.74 | Q |
| 2 | France |
Jérôme Éyana David Patros |
39.90 | Q |
| 3 | Great Britain |
Dan Money Marlon Devonish Ross Baillie |
39.99 | Q |
| 4 | Sweden |
Peter Häggström |
40.37 | q |
| 5 |  Hungary |
László Babály Géza Pauer Gábor Dobos |
40.72 | |
| 6 |  Greece |
Panagiótis Sarris |
41.47 |
Participation[]
According to an unofficial count, 46 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.
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References[]
- ^ European Athletics U23 Championships Ostrava 2011 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK - 1st European Athletics U23 Championships - Turku, Finland 10.7. - 13.7.1997 (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 5–16, retrieved 24 October 2014
- ^ Gordon, Ed, European Championships for Under 23 (Turku, Finland), athletix.org, archived from the original on 12 November 2007, retrieved 24 October 2014CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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- 1997 European Athletics U23 Championships
- Relays at the European Athletics U23 Championships